(n): the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
(n): (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
(n): a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
(n): the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
(n): one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles
(n): punishment for one's actions
(n): the act of punishing
(v): treat medicinally, treat with medicine
(v): provide treatment for
Captured at Yorktown, taken from the British "Deputy-Quarter-Master... in consequence of his violation of the right of flags," one chest of medicines, as well as "3 chests, contents unknown."